Alfred Eugene Jackson (January 11, 1807 – October 30, 1889) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War.

He distributed those goods from North Carolina to the Mississippi River through an extensive transportation network of wagons and boats that he established.

[3] Taking advantage of his experience, he served as quartermaster on the staff of Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer until Zollicoffer was killed at the Battle of Mill Springs[4][5] Jackson and his Confederate troops spent most of the war pursuing guerrillas and pitching small battles in East Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina.

Jackson served as a paymaster during the Confederate military occupation of Knoxville, Tennessee[4] under the command of then Major General E. Kirby Smith.

[3] It took part in several minor battles and skirmishes, pursued deserters, and raided into eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, attacking both Union loyalist civilians and perceived bushwackers.

[7] General Braxton Bragg, former commander of the Army of Tennessee, criticized Jackson in a May 1864 report because his men were in "miserable order.

[3] On November 23, 1864, Jackson was assigned to light staff duty under Major General John C. Breckinridge in the same department .

[7] After the war, Jackson was impoverished and rented land in Washington County, Virginia, which he cultivated with his own hands.